Episodes

It’s that time once again– welcome to The POZcast #BestOf Miniseries! This is our Best of North Star episode, where we bring you the most impactful North Stars, or guiding forces, that our very special guests have shared with us over the past year on #thePOZcast. This is always a hard selection p…

It’s that time once again– welcome to The POZcast #BestOf Miniseries! This is our Best of Greatest Advice episode, where we bring you the best of the best advice that our very special guests have shared with us over the past year on #thePOZcast. This is always a hard selection process for my team…

First aired 7/2022 Check out part 2 of my exclusive Veecon coverage from Minneapolis this past May 2022. No one background, industry, or way of life can describe the community that makes up VeeFriends… BESIDES maybe that everyone is a character, as you’ll come to see in this part two of my time …

It was great to catch up back in October with some of my favorite LinkedIn folks and friends, Erin Riska, Joel Lalgee, and Liam Darmody! Erin is a fractional talent strategist, full-cycle recruitment partner, and freelance writer, providing foundational and supplemental talent acquisition support t…

BEST OF! Presents, Kevin Smit! Kevin Smith: From Clerks to NFTs & The Future of Indie Filmmaking Aired June 23, 2022 Kevin Smith is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. His first big break was in the film industry, after winning the Filmmaker’…

Andy Krainak is the President of VeeFriends, Gary Vaynerchuk's massive NFT ecosystem. He started as an intern at VaynerMedia back in 2013 and, since then, has become an essential player in the growth of this incredible brand. Find out more at www.VeeFriends.com. Juliette Blake is the cofounder of…

Chris Jericho is an acclaimed wrestler,  actor, musician, author, podcaster, and television personality. He is one of the most popular performers in the history of the wrestling business and was named one of the top five most charismatic WWE performers of all time by wwe.com. In January 2019, Jeric…

Recorded Live @ Peter's "The Bank of the Future" during Miami Art Week 2022. I have gotten to know Peter well and have spent time with him in NYC and Miami. He has inspired me in so many ways. It was truly an honor to have him as my 250th guest for this very special live recording. The video can be…

Drixxon Kyser is the creator of The Circulate App and cofounder of AMA-Zentech. Circulate is an aggregate of black-owned businesses that helps you find local businesses to support, which can be searched and sorted by category. Drixxon built the app and AMA-Zentech alongside his sister Olivia, cur…

Alan Patricof is an American investor and one of the early pioneers of the venture capital and private equity industries. He is the founder of Apax Partners, Greycroft Partners, and, originally, Patricof Company Ventures. Alan started his early career managing the Gottesman pulp and paper fortune a…

First aired 8/20/21 Laura Gassner Otting is a professional motivational keynote speaker and Washington Post best-selling author. Laura’s 25-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; left a le…

Jasiri X is the founder of 1HOOD Media, an activist, and a renowned recording artist, among many other titles. Jasiri X is the first independent Hip-Hop artist to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate, which he received from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2016. Jasiri first hit the world stage in 2007 …

First Aired 4/22/22 Todd Kaplan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Pepsi. In his role, he oversees all brand creative, communications and commercial execution across Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Zero Sugar, while building a long term strategy and new product innovation for the brand overall. He has…

Sarah Dusek is Co-Founder of Under Canvas, the leading US adventure-hospitality company offering luxurious glamping accommodations just minutes from America’s most popular and iconic national parks. In 2017, Under Canvas received a spot on the coveted Inc. 5000 list, and Sarah was named to the EY E…

FIRST AIRED 1/30/21 On E131 of The POZcast, I’m joined by Jordan Harbinger, who hosts the Top Ranked iTunes podcast, “The Jordan Harbinger Show” with over 11 million monthly downloads. Jordan and I kick it off by talking about his early career, and his first endeavor into coaching and helping peop…

Hung Lee is a founder, curator, and recruitment industry professional with nearly 20 years of experience. He stays on top of the pulse of the recruiting world through his Recruiting Brainfood newsletter and community, which he curates himself. Before Recruiting Brainfood, Hung founded WorkShape.i…

FIRST AIRED 1/27/21 In this very special episode of The POZcast, I’m joined by Grant Cardone, Mr #10X to discuss life, business, and his newest challenge in shooting the most recent season of Undercover Billionaire on Discovery+. We open up talking about the show and his experience, and unravel hi…

David Shapiro founded Semkhor over 25 years ago to explore the intersection of art and technology. He attended Columbia College to study English and East Asian Philosophy and then became a licensed doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He used his background in medicine to open up six acupuncture…

FIRST AIRED 3/31/21 Thrilled to welcome Lindsay Kaplan to episode 138 of #thePOZcast. Lindsay is the Co-founder of Chief, the private network designed to connect and support women in executive leadership roles. Previously, she was an early member of the Casper team as the VP of Communications and …

Angela Antony is the Founder and CEO of Scoutible, the world’s first game-based hiring platform, which uses machine learning to track soft skills through gameplay and uncover the best candidates for a job. Angela spent nine years at Harvard, focusing her psychology, business, and law degrees on lab…

Stephynie Malik is the founder and CEO of SMALIK Enterprises. Stephynie started her first global company, MalikCo, by bootstrapping the company with $1,500 and a cell phone, building it into a global software integrator, designing and delivering customized business solutions, optimizing performance…

Krish Ramineni is the co-founder & CEO of Fireflies.ai, a fast-growing startup based in San Francisco. The company has had a breakout year with its AI Voice Assistant that transcribes meetings, creates notes, and completes tasks. Krish launched Fireflies.ai to overwhelming demand and success in e…

FIRST AIRED 10/21/21 Brett Berish, is the owner of Sovereign Brands and the CEO of Belaire, a collection of French sparkling wines that have become globally recognized as America’s fastest-growing French sparkling wine brand. In a few short years, Belaire Rosé has become the best-selling French Ro…

Al Cini is the managing partner and the creative force behind the Brand and Culture Alignment Toolkit®. Al builds high-performing teams, is educated in quantitative social psych, and has decades of large-scale project management experience for real-world companies like Apple Computer, Inc., Merck &…